I cant leave my home, I have cronic panic anxiety. I want to get a dog, but mgmt wont allow it, any suggestion
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First of all there is no majic pill or wand to wave to make the panic attack go away. There is a better way. Pet Therapy has helped a number of people with different problems. I would recommend a service dog. If your doctor or therapist wrote you a letter needing a service dog, would your manager let you have it? He would have to because the laws states so. The links should help you. or contact me.
You need to learn to control your panic attacks and anxiety. No one has ever died from panic attacks even though it feels like it when you are going through one. Learn to rate them and know the five stages of panic attacks before it gets to a full blown panic attack. Every one has level one. Some have level two. The trick is learning to stop it before it gets to level 5.
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try reasoning with your mum and actually explain WHY you feel like you need this dog.
but your mum might be doing it because if you have those phobias how will you be able to take the dog out?
Instead of looking specifically for a breed of dog. Why don’t you go down to the local humane society? An animal would probably help you a lot with your stress since dogs have been proven to have positive effects on people’s mental as well as physical health. To find a animal shelter or humane society you can use your phonebook or search yahoo.
Giving a animal that needs a home alreay is much cheeper than buying a pure breed too. (A *whole* lot cheeper)
Maybe if you reasoned with your mom and also spoke with a doctor too she would allow it.
Your mom is only thinking of the best for you. If you convince her that getting a dog will help you, I'm sure she would get a puppy for you.
Laughter and fun come with pets!
well there is a method in which you kind of face tghe fear little by little . for example at first say you are leaving your house and im sure just by looking at the door you will freak out . then keep on doing that but every day or whatever that you say you are leaving get closer and closer to the door until you actually leave, don't know how long it might take but yeah thats a way to do it. also if the dog seems to help the say you are leaving and take the dog with you.
If you can't go outside, how would you be able to take the dog for walks? Does your rental mgmt let you have any other kind of pets? Cats are loving and comforting. My friend has a ferret who is pretty cool. Also, have you tried the program I've seen on tv infomercials for your anxiety which I really think is agoraphobia.
Actually, if you go to the local animal sheler they might have exactly what you want. They have plenty of pure bred dogs that people don't want anymore.
Besides, I can understand that you have our mind set on a certain kind of dog, but if you go to the shelter you will realize that there are many kinds of dogs that will be just as good for you as the pug. Mutts are usualy healthier and smarter than pure-breds.
Go to the shelter first. Maybe you will be saving a life while helping yourself.
A dog sounds like a great idea, btw. It's the best way to make friends and meet people. Just walking down the street with one will make you talk to lots of people, and hanging out in the dog park is an awesome way to get to meet your neighbours. And besides, I know that people that own dogs usualy have lower blood pressure than people who don't own dogs.
you don't have to move to keep your dog, just get a doctor's note from your physichiatrist stating that you need a companion animal for your disability and under the Americans' with Disabilities Act. and Fair Housing Law if you have a doctors note and you make a request in writing asking for a reasonable accomodation to their rule of no pets by making an exeption to the rule based on the fact that you are a person with a disability. they have to allow it. if they do not, contact a center for independent living near you - find them at www.ncil.org and go to find local center for independent living and when you contact them- ask for a housing specialist to assist you with fair housing and reasonable accomodation. a center provides assistance free of charge to you.
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